Micahel Caldwell is a two-time Collegiate All American (4th Twice) at Lindenwood
University, three-time High School Folkstyle State Qualifier and multiple-time State
Placer in Greco Roman and Freestyle Wrestling. He currently studies Brazillian JiuJitsu.

GOLD - Veteran 2 Men Men 62kg – Javier Polomo (RDojo, Illinois)

BRONZE - Men 68kg - Reilly Bodycomb (RDojo/Bay JiuJitsu, California)

Reilly Bodycomb is a USA SAMBO Champion, Pan-American SAMBO Champion, Dutch Open
Sport and Combat SAMBO Champion, and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. He currently
teaches grappling out of Bay Jiu-Jitsu in Berkeley, CA

Michael Palladino is a BJJ blackbelt and owner of Evolution Grappling Academy, who
first began training in 2007. His love for grappling came from a love of Pro Wrestling
and personal exposure to Judo by his father, who was a Judo Brown belt. Michael is
a 2x IBJJF No Gi Pan Am Bronze Medalist. Michael’s love of history, reading, and
writing has feuled his knowledge of martial arts. Fun Fact: Michael met his wife
at his first BJJ Class in ’07!

Stephan Goyne started grappling in 1998 and has been training and competing regularly
since then. Stephan began training Judo & Japanese Jiu Jitsu in 1996 and BJJ in 1998,
in Santa Cruz, California. He was awarded his BJJ black belt by Eduardo Rocha after
winning numerous brown belt titles including 2010 IBJJF Houston International, 2009
California Classic, 2009 NAGA East Coast, 2010 Copa Pacifica, 2009 IBJJF American
Nationals and the 2009 American Cup. Stephan is the owner of Bay Jiu-Jitsu in, a
chain of 3 gyms in San Francisco. He won Silver at the 2016 USA Combat Wrestling
National Championships, securing himself a spot on the Master’s World Team and later
a World Championship at the masters 74 kg division Budapest, Hungary. He is the owner
of Bay Jiu-Jitsu in the San Francisco Bay Area.

BRONZE - Men 82kg - Stephen Wyatt (Gracie Humaita/UFC Gym, Missouri)

GOLD - Men 90kg - Niko Koliastasis (Champions MMA, Arkansas)

Nico is a 2 time USA Combat Wrestling National Champion and defending World Champion
at 90kg. Wrestling since the age of 12, Niko became an Oklahoma junior high school
and high school state champion. During his collegiate career at Bacone College, Niko
was the first All-American in the college’s history, a 3x First Team All-American
wrestler and 2x national finalist. Team captain for four years, Niko was awarded
“Most Valuable Wrestler,” “Wrestler of The Year,” and a “Champions of Character Award.”
After completing his triple major bachelor’s degree, Niko became a Graduate Assistant
Wrestling Coach at Missouri Valley College where he assisted in coaching several
All-Americans and helped the Vikings finish in the top 4. Not long after finishing
up his Masters in Business, he found himself training Muay Thai, boxing, Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu and Catch Wrestling in preparation for an MMA career that culminated with
a combined amateur and professional record of 9-0. During the past 7 years, Niko
has won numerous BJJ and submission grappling tournaments at the expert or black
belt level. He is currently lead wrestling and MMA Coach at Championship MMA in Fort
Smith, AR.

GOLD - Veteran 2 Men 100kg - Keith Vargo

SILVER - Veteran 1 Men 110kg - Sam Gordon

BRONZE - Men 100kg – Matthew Paul (10th Planet Chicago, Illinois)

Matthew Paul is a professional fighter and jiujitsu competitor out of 10th planet
Chicago. He previously held an amateur record of 15-1 and held championship belts
at 185lb and 205lb. As a professional Matthew is currently 2-2, having fought on
high level shows such as Bellator and XFO. As a jiujitsu competitor he holds a purple
belt under Josh Passini (10th planet brown belt under Eddie Bravo), but has competed
at the black and brown belt level for some time. At Gracie Worlds he has won 205lb
blue belt division in 2014, 205lb and heavyweight both gi and no gi purple belt divisions,
and 2nd place heavyweight brown belt nationals, among other high level competitions.

SILVER - Veteran 2 Men 100kg – Steven Yokay (Sport Judo, Maryland)

Steven Yokay has wrestled since the age of 5 years, and all through high school.
After serving the the U.S. Army and graduating college he began training Judo. Since
that time he has cross training and competed in jiu jitsu, catch wrestling, combat
wrestling and sambo. Steven has been an active competitor for the past 10 years.
Some of his biggest victories include a Pan Am championship in Combat Sambo, an IBJJF
Pan No Gi Championship, a King of Catch light heavyweight championship and a National
championship in sport sambo.